Jilin Mountain Lodge
A hand-picked boutique retreat
Jilin Mountain Lodge is a six-room lodge opened in 2025 in Chunduole, a Tibetan walnut village in the hills above the Lancang about 13 km from Cizhong, with Peacock Mountain behind, Baima Snow Mountain across the valley and the river below. Rooms of 63 to 100 m² have picture windows and balconies, breakfast is included, and the family cooks from its own garden.
Jilin Mountain Lodge (德钦寂林山居) is a six-room lodge opened in 2025 in Chunduole, a Tibetan village of old walnut trees in the hills above the Lancang (Upper Mekong), about 13 km from Cizhong and its mission church. The compound is a converted farmhouse of white walls and timber eaves under maples and pines, with Peacock Mountain behind it, Baima Snow Mountain across the valley and the river below. Rooms are large — 63 to 100 m² — with picture windows and balconies; there is a terrace with a white stupa, a small coffee platform over the valley, a tea room and a library, and the family cooks with vegetables from its own garden.
Highlights
- A converted Tibetan farmhouse in Chunduole, a village of old walnut trees above the Lancang, opened in 2025
- Baima Snow Mountain across the valley, Peacock Mountain behind, the river below — and a white stupa on the terrace
- Six rooms only, from 63 m² doubles to a 100 m² family suite, with picture windows and balconies
- Home cooking from the family's own vegetable garden; breakfast included
- A coffee platform over the valley, a tea room and a library for the quiet hours
- About 13 km from the Cizhong church and its vineyards, with a forest trail up to alpine pasture from the village
Inside Jilin Mountain Lodge
Staying at Jilin Mountain Lodge
01 Where is Jilin Mountain Lodge and how do I get there?
It's in Chunduole village in Deqin county, in the hills on the west side of the Lancang (Upper Mekong) about 13 km from Cizhong and its mission church, up a narrow mountain road. Feilai Si and Meili Snow Mountain are about three hours' drive down the gorge to the north; Tacheng is about four hours over the ridges to the south. Your driver brings you up; it's a stop between the two rather than a place you reach alone.
02 What are the rooms like?
There are six, in a converted farmhouse compound: 63 m² double and queen rooms, a 65 m² suite with two double beds and a 100 m² family suite, all with picture windows and most with a balcony. Floors and panelling are timber, bathrooms are stone with walk-in showers, and breakfast — Chinese, cooked by the family — is included.
03 Who is this stay best for?
Travellers who would rather spend the Cizhong night in a quiet walnut village above the river than in the village itself — a terrace with a stupa, Baima Snow Mountain across the valley, home cooking from the garden, a forest trail up to the pasture above. It's the Cizhong night on our Shangri-La Wine Journey.
